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August Prize おーがすとしょう

Edition 12 (2000)

FictionNonfictionChildren and Young Adult

Winners

3 people
Mikael Niemi みかえる・にーみ Winner

A coming-of-age novel from northern Sweden, shaped by music, desire, and the search for identity.

Northern Sweden, music, and the first rush of adulthood.

coming of agemusicnorthern Sweden
Dick Harrison でぃっく・はりそん Winner

A major history of the Black Death in Europe, from its outbreak to its social and cultural aftermath.

Europe under the Black Death.

medieval historyplagueEuropean history
Pija Lindenbaum ぴーや・りんでんばうむ Winner

A picture book in which Gittan gets lost on a field trip and discovers courage among the grey wolves.

A lost child learns to be brave.

picture bookcouragewolves